USS Preble is the service’s first destroyer to be equipped with the HELIOS 60-kilowatt directed energy laser system. A stunning image from earlier this month depicting the U.S. Navy’s High ...

The Army's high energy laser program is moving forward, and the U.S. Navy has been testing its HELIOS system on the USS Preble (DDG 88).

The caption, opens new tab of one of the social media posts sharing the five-second clip states: “NEW: The US Navy released a new video of USS Preble (DDG-88) firing her HELIOS laser weapon ...

The US Navy demonstrated its new HELIOS laser weapon that can intercept enemy drones, missiles, ... report shows the USS Preble firing the high-energy armament. READ: UK laser weapon down aerial ...

Full Story. The U.S. Navy has a shiny new toy capable of downing drones at the speed of light and for pennies on the dollar. Called the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-Dazzler, or HELIOS, ...

Social media users are claiming a video shows the USS Preble firing a laser weapon. One user wrote, “The US Navy released a clip of the USS Preble firing a HELIOS laser weapon. The High Energy ...

The USS Preble was forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, on October 12, 2024, joining the US Seventh Fleet to reinforce maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region. The deployment of HELIOS-equipped ...

HELIOS (High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance) is a 60-kilowatt laser system developed by Lockheed Martin. It offers capabilities such as: The recent test aboard the USS ...

The HELIOS LWS, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, was trialled aboard Arleigh Burke Class destroyer USS Preble, according to new details from the FY2024 Annual Report for the Office of the Director ...

The USS Preble successfully test fires the HELIOS directed-energy weapon at an unmanned aerial drone at an unreported time and location in 2024. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Department of Defense.